Chapter 130

An Act concerning school districts; relating to the
provision of educational services
in a regular school setting for certain persons.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Kansas:

Section 1. (a) A school district shall not be required to
provide any
person who has attained 19 years of age and who is not currently
enrolled
in the school district with educational services in a regular
school setting.
If a school district elects not to provide such person with
educational

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services in a regular school setting, the school district shall
offer the per-
son educational services in an alternative setting or an
alternative edu-
cational program. The educational services or educational program
pro-
vided any person as an alternative to regular school placement
shall be
designed to provide the person with the opportunity to
satisfactorily com-
plete the course requirements of the state board of education
necessary
for graduation from high school.

(b) Whenever a school district provides educational services or
edu-
cational programs to persons as an alternative to regular school
place-
ment, such persons shall be subject to the same requirements, terms
and
conditions of law, rules and regulations and district policies as
are appli-
cable to persons in regular school placement.

(c) The foregoing provisions of this section do not apply to
persons
who have been determined to be exceptional children, except gifted
chil-
dren, under the provisions of the special education for exceptional
chil-
dren act. Such persons shall be subject to the provisions of their
respective
individualized education programs.

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and
after its
publication in the statute book.